The Singaporean set to head the United Nations agency overseeing intellectual property issues says his focus will be to “call out” unilateral behaviour as more countries display protectionist tendencies and the US-China feud deepens. Daren Tang Heng Shim, 48,...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's circuit breaker will formally end on June 1, the multi-ministry task force on the Covid-19 outbreak announced on Tuesday (May 19), saying the economy would then be reopened gradually in three phases. At a virtual press...
SINGAPORE - Urban and infrastructure consultancy Surbana Jurong has refuted what it called "unfounded accusations of profiteering and corruption" relating to its involvement in the setting up and operation of community care facilities (CCFs) for Covid-19 patients. "These allegations...
SINGAPORE - As the country enters the final two weeks of the circuit breaker period that is slated to end on June 1, some measures will be gradually eased, with safety measures put in place to continue reducing...
The Ministry of Health has preliminarily confirmed 451 new coronavirus cases in Singapore today (May 19), an increase from yesterday's 305 cases. Most of the new cases are foreign workers living in the dormitories with one Singaporean/Permanent Resident case. Further...
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will announce another round of Covid-19 support measures next Tuesday (May 26). This comes after the Government's Unity Budget in February, Resilience Budget in March and Solidarity Budget last month, which have so far totalled almost $60 billion. Heng,...
As unwelcome as the current circumstances may be, Covid-19 has offered a chance for folks stuck at home to catch up on personal projects they might not have time to work on during normalcy. Such is the case for...
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Foodpanda introduces riddles as part of customer service to 'lighten the mood' If you've recently contacted a Foodpanda customer service agent for help, you might have been presented...
SINGAPORE - Some 357 patients who had previously been diagnosed with Covid-19 received an SMS message wrongly sent by the Ministry of Health (MOH) last Saturday (May 16) informing them that they had once again tested positive. The ministry...
Wallet, keys, face mask — these are the items we can't leave our homes without these days. A 43-year-old woman, however, says she has been excused from wearing a mask because of chronic asthma. Since last month, she's been showing a...
